That's exactly why I don't think too many will order the $30k rig until the Jalapeno proves itself. There might be a few who do... The Jalapeno is going to take a few months to prove itself. You can't just plug it in, see the 3.5 Gh/s and assume that it will stay that way. It could burn out in 5 minutes for all we know, or it might generate just enough BTC to pay off the unit, and then burn out. People with lots of cash didn't get that way by foolishly investing large sums of money in unproven technology. You can bet that the smart ones will wait at least a bit to see how this all pans out.

I don't see this as a "get rich quick scheme." I see it as an income opportunity. I simply want to be able to keep up with the pack to generate a decent income. My Radeon 5850 would net me about BTC1.50 a month if I let it go 24/7, but I use my computer... BTC1.50 a month isn't exactly getting rich, NOR is it a reasonable income. The Jalapeno does about 11.67 times what my 5850 can do... That would net me BTC17.07 per month (at the current difficulty), which is much better. Not enough to consider an income, but definitely enough to help with some of the bills. So if I can get at least a few Jalapenos and keep up with the difficulty changes, and the drop to BTC25 per block, I can help myself with at least a decent supplemental income.